Articles by Andrew Reynolds

Everyone has a favourite Doctor and mine - just for his honesty, his fairness and his ability to not notice the Master's awful, awful disguises/anagrams (Sir Gilles Estram!?!) - has to be the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison. The stories didn’t serve him as well as his acting served those stories.

In theory, you would think that in the information age, you’d have to rank up there with Antonio Stradivari for keeping schtum to not spoil the hotly anticipated Doctor Who finale but as Series 8 has proven, there are leaks everywhere. Which makes it all the more surprising that, despite shooting in London during a…

Titan comics have showcased their upcoming releases in a November preview containing three new releases from their Doctor Who lines – complete with both regular and subscription photo cover variants. Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #5 sees the Doctor, Clara and their allies split across two time zones as the clock counts down to the…

Doctor Who has always played fast and loose when it comes to defining sci-fi and fantasy. The lines between the two have long since been blurred by a predilection for storytelling that merely makes the specifics of future technology less about crafting worlds and more about garnering insights into the human condition. How often have…

Steven Moffat has spoken; he will not pander to your whims when it comes to fan expectation. Speaking during a panel session at the MIPCOM conference in Cannes Moffat said: “You don’t give them what you think they want. That would be mad! The only useful index you’ve got is what you would like.” Trusting…

Fans of expensive statues signifying excellence, rejoice, as fantastic anniversary drama An Adventure in Space and Time has been nominated for an International Emmy Award. The 50th anniversary special, written by Mark Gatiss, told the tale of Doctor Who’s inception with no small amount of panache, heartache and indeed, a few laughs thrown in for…

Sit down dear reader and let Brian Blessed, one time potential Second Doctor, Prince ‘GORDON’S ALIVE!’ Vultan and, to me at least, Sydney Carton in Roland Rat: The Series adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities; spin you a time-bending yarn about the time he thought he’d killed Peter Capaldi. When asked by…

Rollercoasters, pixel art and a genuine hero; today’s Doctor Who news blast is nothing if not varied. John Barrowman Praises Twelfth Doctor Hoping for a return to the fold Captain Jack Harkness himself John Barrowman has given his thoughts on Peter Capaldi, saying how much the new season reminds him of classic Doctor Who serials….